Headlines of the Day 18-3-2025

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
India’s goods trade deficit at 42-month low following dip in gold, crude imports

The Hindu(Page1 )
GS3(Economy)
India and New Zealand to institutionalise defence, security ties, says Modi
The Hindu(Page1)GS3(Environment )
Yaoshang
The Hindu(Page1)

GS2(Governance)






Elephants at festivals is part of our culture, says Supreme CourtThe Hindu(Page 3)GS2(Governance )
China welcomes Modi’s comments, points to 2,000-year history of bilateral exchangesThe Hindu(Page4)GS2(IR)
India and Australia agree to deepen cooperation across maritime, land, air domainsThe Hindu(Page4)GS2(IR )
Scholarship amount offered by Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: panelThe Hindu(Page5)

GS2(Governance )

SC to examine petition on CAG appointment process

The HinduPage 6)



GS2(Governance )

How climate change is affecting India’s wheat production cycleThe HinduPage 7)

GS3(Environment)


Pi Day was on March 14. Why is it celebrated?
The HinduPage 7)


Miscellaneous 





A land where ambition grows minus an outbound ticket

The HinduPage 8)



GS2(IR)

The U.S. should engage with the Houthis instead of bombing YemenThe HinduPage 8)GS2(IR)
New Delhi’s perilous recalibration with the TalibanThe HinduPage 8)GS2(IR)
The barriers faced by construction workersThe HinduPage 9)GS3(Economy)
H-1B workers with master’s degree doubled in 2020s from 2000sThe HinduPage 9)

GS2(IR)

Why are electoral reforms necessary?The HinduPage 10)



GS2(Governance))
Infosys eyes space-tech entry via bid for satellite systemsThe HinduPage 12)


GS3(Space)




first-ever Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj temple

Indian Express(Page 8)



GS1(Culture)

Periyar, Tamil and ‘barbaric’ label: Reading between the linesIndian Express(Page 9)GS2(Governance)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Under Trump, America teeters on the edge of authoritarianismIndian Express(Page 10)GS2(IR)
We need Hindi as a lokbhasha, not a rajbhasha


Indian Express(Page 11)GS2(Governance)
Lung cancerIndian Express(Page 12)GS2(Health)

PM Internship Scheme a ‘national cause’, more companies need to chip in: SitharamanIndian Express(Page 13)GS2(Governance)
India now exporting railway equipment to Europe, Australia and Saudi Arabia: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Indian Express(Page 13)

GS3(Economy )
Europe and the new America

Indian Express(Page 15)GS2(IR)

How ‘microlightning’ in water droplets may have sparked life on EarthIndian Express(Page 15)

GS3(Science )


UndockingIndian Express(Page 15)GS3(Science )
NASAIndian Express(Page 15)GS3(Science )

Raisina Dialogue 2025
PIBGS2(IR)
Digitization of Cultural Heritage in IndiaPIBGS1(History)
Buddhist Thematic Circuit under Swadesh Darshan SchemePIBGS2(Governance)
National Quantum Mission: India’s Quantum LeapPIBGS3(Science )
Russia to participate in Smart Cities India Expo 2025
AirGS3(Economy)